Introduction to Health and Wellness RSS January 2011

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Canada 1-2 Health Definitions Health (World Health Organization - WHO): a state of complete of physical, mental, and social well being and not simply the absence of disease. Health (Ottawa Charter): a resource for everyday life; a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources and physical capacities.

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Canada 1-3 Wellness (WHO, 2006) optimal state of health of individuals and groups -realization of the fullest potential of an individual; physically, psychologically, socially, spiritually and economically -fulfilment of one’s role expectations in the family, community, place of worship, workplace and other settings

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Canada 1-4 Components of Wellness SEE MOPS Social: satisfying interpersonal relationships, interaction with others, adaptability to various social situations; includes communication skills.

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Canada 1-5 Components of Wellness Emotional: ‘feelings’ - ability to express emotions appropriately and control inappropriate emotions; possess a variety of feelings. Examples: self-esteem, self-confidence, self- efficacy, trust, love.

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Canada 1-6 Components of Wellness Environmental: stewardship of the external environment and actions taken to preserve, protect, and improve it. –Individual environment: living conditions (e.g. air, water, safety, organization, lighting, noise, psycho-social)

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Canada 1-7 Environmental Wellness Biophilia: bond between people and the natural environment

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Canada 1-8 Components of Wellness Mental: the capacity to think clearly, reason objectively, analyze critically and use one’s brains to meet life’s challenges effectively. –Learning from successes and failures –Making responsible decisions

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Canada 1-9 Components of Wellness Occupational: personal satisfaction from career and career development, and attaining work-leisure balance; workplace wellness

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Canada 1-10 Components of Wellness Physical: characteristics such as body size and shape, sensory acuity, susceptibility to disease an disorders, body functioning and ability to recuperate; ability to perform activities of daily living.

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Canada 1-11 Components of Wellness Spiritual: innermost part of an individual that helps with understanding the world and one’s role in it. –Knowledge of self and sense of purpose –May involve belief in a supreme being and religious participation –May involve a relationship with nature

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Canada 1-12 Health and Wellness otion/wheel.htmlhttp://students.sfu.ca/health/healthprom otion/wheel.html Together with your neighbour, list 5 health behaviours you think a wellness course will promote.

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Canada 1-13 Reasons to Take Wellness Apply health information to yourself during a time of transition Learn more about research findings pertaining to health Learn about accessing health information

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Canada 1-14 Reasons to Take Wellness Learn more about health topics and practices of others Learn knowledge and skills to assist others with changing behaviours Help validate your selection of this degree Understand the importance of being a good role model and reinforce your desire to do so

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Canada 1-15 National Association for Sport and Physical Education Participating in regular physical activity at a level sufficient to promote health-related physical fitness is an important behavior for professionals in all fields of physical activity at all levels –including coaches, K-12 teachers, physical educators and kinesiology faculty members at higher education institutions, and fitness professionals. –NASPE (USA)

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Canada 1-16 Wellness Role Models Behaviour of role models influences others Participating in regular activity is an important coping mechanism for relieving job stress Achieving and maintaining health-related physical fitness is an appropriate expectation for all physical activity professionals

Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education Canada 1-17 Summary Health is an ‘active’ term Wellness encompasses all aspects of life and includes 7 components A wellness course can fulfill many functions